Let Engadget trick out your home theater

We know not everybody has the home theater of their dreams. We know there are some of you out there that shop longingly at your local electronics retailer, dreaming of the day you can dump that crappy rig and get something the neighbors will be envious of -- or hear all the way down the block, anyway. That's where we -- and about five thousand dollars worth of gear -- come in. Let us trick out your home theater.

We want you to send in photos of your janky home theater setup (accompanying video is fine too), and maybe a word or two about what kind of crappy equipment you're still using, and why you think it's time for an upgrade. (Please try to keep it brief.) We'll select the home theater most in need of the Engadget touch, and then hook you up with the following gear:

• You pick: Pioneer Kuro PDP-4280HD 42-inch 8th gen plasma OR Sharp LC-46D62U 46-inch 1080p LCD and...
• TiVo HD
• Xbox 360 Elite + HD DVD player
• Sony PS3 (60GB)
• Logitech Harmony 550 universal remote
• Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver
• Onkyo SKS-HT740 7.1 speaker system
• Slingbox Pro (with HD adapter)
• ... and some cables to hook stuff up with

Yeah, we've got it covered top to bottom: plasma or LCD, HD DVR, PS3 with Blu-ray and HD DVD, programmable remote, 7.1 system, even a placeshifter -- everything you need to bask in HD entertainment.

Rules

• You must be 13 or older to enter, with permission from your parent. No exceptions -- unless you're over 18, then you're allowed to enter without calling mom and dad.
• Anyone between 13-17 MUST provide your parent's email address in this form so we can notify them of your participation; your parents have the option of opting out by emailing us at the address below.
  
• You may only enter this specific contest once. If you enter this contest more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc.
• Entries must be in by 11:59PM EDT, Saturday, September 15th.
• Full rules and regulations here. Read them, because by making a submission you agree to the terms and conditions therein.
• Email submissions to contests [at] engadget [dawt] com with the subject "Trick out my home theater!".
  

Also, big ups to Comcast for sponsoring the contest! We hear this gear should go nicely with a couple of CableCARDS.

Update: We've got a winner -- Congrats, Samuel Goldstein!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 4:27PM]

I'll take two

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 4:33PM]

I could use this in my new appartment

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 5:39PM]

This girl needs some company!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2007 5:45PM]

this will be great to replace the system my wife got to keep in the divorce settlement!

[djb1986 Posted Sep 17th 2007 7:48PM]

me wantz to win!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 1:11AM]

I'd be honored to be your winner!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 11:18AM]

Entered!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 19th 2007 1:20AM]

need a big screen

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 11:59AM]

how do we know when a winner has been chosen? will they announce it?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 12:12PM]

Wow all the items are great!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2007 5:55PM]

thanks!

[theycallmetak Posted Sep 20th 2007 4:30AM]

Not cool.

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[(Unverified) Posted Sep 22nd 2007 2:35PM]

So, when do we get the results? I'm dying to get my UPS tracking number! ;^)

[Rock Stone Posted Sep 24th 2007 3:50PM]

YEAH! Where is the winning video clip/image and the lucky S.O.B.? I want to know that I lost, instead of all this wondering...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2007 4:22PM]

LOL!
Well, I see that I am not the only one who's anxious about this! (I was kind of hoping everyone else had forgotten about it)

Anyway, my real anxiety is due to the fact that there isn't any contest decision date in the "Official Rules". Is there one, or am I going to be on pins and needles until I get my mail? If there is an end date for the judging, would someone at Engadget please share it with us?

Thanks ever so much!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2007 8:12PM]

I tried multiple times at [e-mail] and got the error. My last time I took the "s" out of contests and it went through. So idk what to think. Has anyone been able to get [e-mail] to work?

[Special Agent Steve Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:51PM]

If you pick me i will let you keep the PS3
Actually I'll use it as a paperweight

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 7th 2007 3:59PM]

Have they posted who won this contest? With pictures of their old ganky setup?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 2:55PM]

WHO THE ??$%?!% WON!?!?!?!?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 4:05PM]

When are they going to announce a winner? At least then people can stop posting here to win...despite it being well past the deadline and posting not being an avenue to winning...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2007 1:42PM]

please enter me in contest!!! sorry no picture because don't have a surround system!!! pick me

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2007 11:21PM]

i really wanna know who won this. its really hard for me to imagine a worse setup than mine.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 15th 2007 8:01PM]

Wow! This could be the ultimate theater system yet! But I still can't tell the diffeernce between 1080i and 1080p from a distance of 10 feet from the screen. My wife will love the picture and hate the comlexity of the remote controls!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2007 1:57PM]

Ok - I will join in the chorus of "Who is the winner?" (I hope it's me)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2007 7:28PM]

I too keep hoping that my name will be magically pulled from the hat. I actually just checked the rules to find out where to send the SASE to figure out who won, but that deadline was the end of Sep.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2007 12:10PM]

I would love to know when the winner is going to be announced! I need some new equipment bad! I need some new stuff for my new apartment soon!

[ericpell Posted Nov 4th 2007 3:18PM]

Same here. It would be nice to get some type of info on the winning selection

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 19th 2007 8:09PM]

**** ***

[Wubby Posted Nov 11th 2007 4:42PM]

So did I win or what?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 16th 2007 4:37PM]

OK. 2 months down.
Could someone at Engadget, please, please, please tell us who won?
Please!
(I know what we were supposed to do, and I kept meaning to send the SASE in accordance with the rules, but the deadline slipped by.)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:03PM]

Lovely